[ RadSafe ] markey-connection between infant mortality and nu kes

[Stankewitsch, Brian T.]

Gents, et al: Having worked at a power plant in both the chemistry and rad
protection departments, I can say that the water cleanup effort is monitored
by isotopic analyisis several times, before release, until the limit is met,
to meet the goal of rad waste reduction.  The levels of tanks being released
is also monitored so that the actual volume released, is recorded on logs,
accurately.

Brian Stankewitsch
SAIC Radiation Safety
16701 West Bernardo Drive
San Diego, Ca 92127
858-826-5734


-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Flood, John
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:53 AM
To: 'Norm Cohen'; Flood, John; Richard L. Hess; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] markey-connection between infant mortality and nu
kes

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Cohen [mailto:ncohen12 at comcast.net] 
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] markey-connection between infant mortality and nu
kes

Answers below in the dashes -----

> --- Both. When reading the annual effluent reports, at least the ones from

> PSEG (Salem/Hope Creek) and from Exelon (Oyster), its clear that there is

> alot of estimating and guessing
> going on.

What quantities are expressed as estimates and guesses?

> I have been told that effluent numbers went down after TMI

What is the point of this statement?

> and I've been told that not all effluent releases are caught and measured.

Do you mean that not all of a release is analyzed, or that some releases are
not monitored at all?

>      Even so, the amount of documented sr90 in the reports is small. ---

Wouldn't that be the objective of the operator?  They spent a lot of time
and money to install reactor water cleanup systems, and then spend a lot of
time and money maintaining them, solely for the purpose of NOT releasing
radioactive material in plant effluents.  That's how it's supposed to work.

Bob Flood
Nevada Test Site


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